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richard carmona. dr. carmona, thanks for joining us in this home stretch. i know you have a lot of work. i wanted to talk to you first about the contours of this race, which a lot of republicans thought was basically buttoned up, that jeff flake would be the inheriter of jon kyl's seat. i want to know to your mind, how much has the latino vote in particular and the policies put in place by governor brewer and sheriff joe arpaio and maricopa county, how much of that has made this a much closer than expected race? >> hi, alex. it's a pleasure to be with you. i think it's very close because of some of the extremist politics that you are alluding to. whether it's the sheriff, the senator, russell pearce, all with those extreme views that are very, very painful, hurtful, and vitriolic, and i think it's inspiring the hispanic community as well as moderate democrats and republicans across the board that they're rejecting that, because that type of discussion doesn't really represent us in arizona. >> well, the other thing it seems to be doing is really creating a
richard carmona. dr. carmona, thanks for joining us in this home stretch. i know you have a lot of work. i wanted to talk to you first about the contours of this race, which a lot of republicans thought was basically buttoned up, that jeff flake would be the inheriter of jon kyl's seat. i want to know to your mind, how much has the latino vote in particular and the policies put in place by governor brewer and sheriff joe arpaio and maricopa county, how much of that has made this a much closer...
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jeff flake beat richard carmona. in maine, angus king won the seat being vacated by olympia snowe. for more analysis on the state of the congress, here's senior political reporter. >> reporter: president obama will not have long to celebrate his election night victory. congress will soon be coming back to debate the fiscal cliff. this is the combination of spending cuts and tax hikes that economists say could plunge the united states into recession if it takes effect at the end of the year. now, house speaker john boehner says they are looking to kick the can down the road. he doesn't want to deal with a lame duck congress, but that's our next big fight. there will also be a big fight in the republican party. republicans will look at what happened in this election and try to figure out what's next. some will say we've nominated two straight relative moderates. john mccain and mitt romney. and we've lost both times. the lesson they will take from that is it's time to move to the right. it's time to have a true believer as the party standard bearer in 2016. other republicans will say
jeff flake beat richard carmona. in maine, angus king won the seat being vacated by olympia snowe. for more analysis on the state of the congress, here's senior political reporter. >> reporter: president obama will not have long to celebrate his election night victory. congress will soon be coming back to debate the fiscal cliff. this is the combination of spending cuts and tax hikes that economists say could plunge the united states into recession if it takes effect at the end of the...
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it does seem they are starting to get a little notice, starting with richard carmona's senate campaign saying, hey, wait a minute, maybe this thing is not over, we will make sure they count every vote. this weekend, harry reid, the senate majority leader signalled he was taking this seriously, putting out a statement called for all of the votes in arizona to be counted properly, accurately, and equally, senator reid pointing out that just in maricopa county alone, the uncounted votes represent a major portion of the total votes cast in arizona. florida only finished counting its votes for president this weekend. after floridians waited in some cases eight plus hours to vote. because florida is florida, and what it means in american national politics, florida will probably be exhibit "a" for what is wrong with the election system on purpose. it's wrong on purpose, because we know what needs to be done to fix the problems and it's not being done on purpose. but arizona, right now, is a hot and heavy contender ats
it does seem they are starting to get a little notice, starting with richard carmona's senate campaign saying, hey, wait a minute, maybe this thing is not over, we will make sure they count every vote. this weekend, harry reid, the senate majority leader signalled he was taking this seriously, putting out a statement called for all of the votes in arizona to be counted properly, accurately, and equally, senator reid pointing out that just in maricopa county alone, the uncounted votes represent...
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it does seem they are starting to get a little notice, starting with richard carmona's senate campaign saying, hey, wait a minute, maybe this thing is not over, we will make sure they count every vote. this weekend, harry reid, the senate majority leader signaled he was taking this seriously, putting out a statement called for all of the votes in arizona to be counted properly, accurately, and equally, senator reid pointing out that just in maricopa county alone, the uncounted votes represent a major portion of the total votes cast in arizona. florida only finished counting its votes for president this weekend. after floridians waited in some cases eight plus hou
it does seem they are starting to get a little notice, starting with richard carmona's senate campaign saying, hey, wait a minute, maybe this thing is not over, we will make sure they count every vote. this weekend, harry reid, the senate majority leader signaled he was taking this seriously, putting out a statement called for all of the votes in arizona to be counted properly, accurately, and equally, senator reid pointing out that just in maricopa county alone, the uncounted votes represent a...
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but richard carmona wants to do something no arizona democrat has done since 1995. >> i am nancy porter. >> hi, nancy. how are you? >> reporter: the former u.s. surgeon general is running to replace retiring senator jon kyl, a republican. despite the state's conservative reputation, carmona actually could win the senate seat. >> things are going well. we have exceeded expectations. >> reporter: on the other end of town, carmona's opponent, jeff flake, is gearing up for the final days of a tight election most political analysts thought he would win easily. but after a tough republican primary the six-time congressman is running in a dead heat with his democratic challenger. >> arizona cannot afford to send president obama's handpicked >> these open seats in arizona come along with the frequency of halley's comet. we've only had ten u.s. senators in a hundred years. so they tend to serve a long time. so when there's an open seat, then it's heavily contested. >> reporter: flake is convinced his record of fighting against national debt and spending policies will convince policies will convi
but richard carmona wants to do something no arizona democrat has done since 1995. >> i am nancy porter. >> hi, nancy. how are you? >> reporter: the former u.s. surgeon general is running to replace retiring senator jon kyl, a republican. despite the state's conservative reputation, carmona actually could win the senate seat. >> things are going well. we have exceeded expectations. >> reporter: on the other end of town, carmona's opponent, jeff flake, is gearing up...
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we first start with doctor richard carmona. carmona: thank you for the opportunity and welcoming us. the first response was yes, i will run. i will run as far away from washington as i can. i know how dysfunctional it is having been here as your general of the united states. what i realized is that really is the reason that i need to step up and run again. because my grandmother and mother were still alive, they would be disappointed if i did not accept the responsibility. this is my first series of debates. i'm still learning the process. i am running because i have benefited from this american infrastructure of opportunity. starting out as a poor hispanic kid of immigrant parents, i experienced hunger and homelessness and dropped out of high school. the only thing before me was uncertainty. but i was able to become a special forces soldier, and get a ged. i was lucky enough to get into junior college that had an open enrollment program for combat veterans. i use my g.i. bill to become a doctor, a cop, a professor, and in one
we first start with doctor richard carmona. carmona: thank you for the opportunity and welcoming us. the first response was yes, i will run. i will run as far away from washington as i can. i know how dysfunctional it is having been here as your general of the united states. what i realized is that really is the reason that i need to step up and run again. because my grandmother and mother were still alive, they would be disappointed if i did not accept the responsibility. this is my first...
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carmona perdió ante jake flake, también en el condado maricopa los inmigrantes indocumentados tienen para rato con su mayor pesadilla, porque no pudieron librarse, porque joe arpaio con sus 80 años logró la victoria, maría antonieta collins con las informaciones. >>> qué piensa para las personas que dicen que usted separa las familias. >>> no sé, pienso que estoy salvando más personas de las que estoy lastimando, ponemos a mucha gente en la cárcel, ¿qué quiere decir con lastimar personas? quiero hablar con ellos, explicar la ley, qué estamos haciendo, explicar que usan identificación falsa, de eso no hablan cuando los entrevistan. >>> por supuesto, esta mañana queremos saber su opinión con respecto a los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales, escríbanos a nuestro twitter (información en pantalla) >>> ahora en ohio, el estado de las nueces castañas, donde fue una cosecha a pedir de boca para los demócratas, porque el presidente barack obama logró la victoria, también los electores de ohio respaldaron el apoyo de brown a las automotrices ,blanca rosa vilches co
carmona perdió ante jake flake, también en el condado maricopa los inmigrantes indocumentados tienen para rato con su mayor pesadilla, porque no pudieron librarse, porque joe arpaio con sus 80 años logró la victoria, maría antonieta collins con las informaciones. >>> qué piensa para las personas que dicen que usted separa las familias. >>> no sé, pienso que estoy salvando más personas de las que estoy lastimando, ponemos a mucha gente en la cárcel, ¿qué quiere decir...
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carmona the democrat flake is ahead barely so this is one of the best shots for republicans to win a seat in nevada it's republican dean heller verse democrat shelley berkley this is another race where the republican is ahead slightly in the polls but the romney campaign is quietly writing off nevada as a loss meaning a big surge for obama in the state could help berkeley and swell republicans chances of winning the senate keep an eye on it in montana stem a crowd jon tester first republican denny rehberg this is a tossup race that can go either way it's a red state that will go for romney which could help republicans in the senate now in north dakota it's democrat heidi heitkamp first rick berg this is another toss up in a red state the republicans are really hoping to pick up ok indiana. richard murdock first joe donnelly. the incumbent senator republican should've won this race easy but there incumbent senator richard lugar lost his primary to a radical tea partier named richard murdock who like todd akin said unfortunate comments about rape murdoch is now in a tossup race against
carmona the democrat flake is ahead barely so this is one of the best shots for republicans to win a seat in nevada it's republican dean heller verse democrat shelley berkley this is another race where the republican is ahead slightly in the polls but the romney campaign is quietly writing off nevada as a loss meaning a big surge for obama in the state could help berkeley and swell republicans chances of winning the senate keep an eye on it in montana stem a crowd jon tester first republican...
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. >> i have two senate calls make sure that i get first inarizona, richard carmona and jeff flick flake, arizona is the projected winner. mexico, martin heinrich, a democrat defeatingon in mexico. one call in arizona and one for new mek co-. what t martin even without vice president biden, the democrats retain control of the united states senate as the house goes to the republicans. >> i think it's another example issues and they r the pol the fact that they have all done so well in a difficult time for democrats to run for office, we have 8% unemployment and they were these victories andway, donald trump is calling for revolution. the strange don't we have a patriot#t act or something like that? >> if he was just a it would be different but -- >> the candi party went out and he was a big part of the team and the president -- i'm sorry. thee never said, enough, donald. this isn't what we do in this think it's a shame that they did that. >> i want to know -- and i don't mean to cross here but fox newschann called ohio for president obama but the on air it. karl rove is saying that thi is
. >> i have two senate calls make sure that i get first inarizona, richard carmona and jeff flick flake, arizona is the projected winner. mexico, martin heinrich, a democrat defeatingon in mexico. one call in arizona and one for new mek co-. what t martin even without vice president biden, the democrats retain control of the united states senate as the house goes to the republicans. >> i think it's another example issues and they r the pol the fact that they have all done so well in...
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arizona women picked the democrat picked richard carmona. governor's race in indiana, republican mike pence was elected won by four points. if you asked women, they did not pick him. he lost the women's voice by five points. if indiana had their way, mike pence would not be the governor of that state. women chose the democrat john greg. north carolina was one of two states president obama won in '08 and didn't win this time around. mitt romney won north carolina by three points this year but if you asked north carolina women, they prefer barack obama thank you very much. romney barely won the state overall because he had big enough numbers with men to make up for it but lost among north carolina women. they did not change their preference from 2008. they voted for president obama again this year. this might have happened in other states. we only had it for 31 states, not 50. i think due to financial reasons. we don't know what happened to the other states it's a tragedy because we mine this data for many deficit reasons and we won't ever hav
arizona women picked the democrat picked richard carmona. governor's race in indiana, republican mike pence was elected won by four points. if you asked women, they did not pick him. he lost the women's voice by five points. if indiana had their way, mike pence would not be the governor of that state. women chose the democrat john greg. north carolina was one of two states president obama won in '08 and didn't win this time around. mitt romney won north carolina by three points this year but if...
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richard carmona at one time served president bush and i think he's a safe haven for latinos who feel like they've been shut out of the republican party in that state. >> right. and carmona has a decent chance and for those very reasons, despite how far right arizona is, i think its days as a deep red state are numbered because the latino population is growing and the tea party opposition to those folks is so strident that it's not going to moderate itself just because it's damaging them electorally and that's the big problem that the -- the kind of gop establishment has with the tea party. they often don't care if they lose. >> right. >> they would rather, you know, die trying. you know, they'd rather put an akin or chris -- >> or christine or don nel in there. >> right. somebody like that and stand on principle and go down whereas the gop establishment is, no, let's put up moderates that can win in these states. although even when the gop establishment did win in wisconsin, tommy thompson is getting ham bettered by tammy baldwin. >> especially since scott walker has such an infrastr
richard carmona at one time served president bush and i think he's a safe haven for latinos who feel like they've been shut out of the republican party in that state. >> right. and carmona has a decent chance and for those very reasons, despite how far right arizona is, i think its days as a deep red state are numbered because the latino population is growing and the tea party opposition to those folks is so strident that it's not going to moderate itself just because it's damaging them...
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even though democratic candidate richard carmona conceded, carmona is keeping a close eye on the count. carmona's campaign said they're watching to make sure every last vote is tallied and they'll consider their options if the voting total tightens on that front. in virginia republican george allen told "the virginia pilot" he will not seek office ever again. allen said he was proud of the campaign he ran and that he, quote, gave it their all. this last campaign was the republican's second failed bid after losing his seat in 2006. and finally the not so united states of america since the election, residents in over a dozen states filed secession petitions to the we the people program. its platform featured on the white house website that allows people to petition the administration, nebraska, pennsylvania, oklahoma are among the states that have filed for secession according to the white house website. the petition gets over 25,000 signatures in a 30-day period, it will be reviewed by the administration and a response will be issued. i'm sure the governors of those states will actually
even though democratic candidate richard carmona conceded, carmona is keeping a close eye on the count. carmona's campaign said they're watching to make sure every last vote is tallied and they'll consider their options if the voting total tightens on that front. in virginia republican george allen told "the virginia pilot" he will not seek office ever again. allen said he was proud of the campaign he ran and that he, quote, gave it their all. this last campaign was the republican's...
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carmona and jeff flake. carmona did concede on election night when he was losing by six percentage points. as votes continued to be tallied, the carmona campaign is keeping a close eye on the count. he's been gaining in the tally and appears to have at least a distant shot at the seat after all. the most recent results show flake in the lead by 7 the,547 votes or about four percentage points overall. 2 million ballots were cast in the race. as of monday afternoon 170,000 early votes and another 170,000 provisional ballots had yet to be tallied statewide and we do know that democrats have a history in arizona of both overperforming in the early vote and overperforming in provisional ballots. of course how many of those will be legal ballots we don't know that question yet, but it's a tall order but not impossible. >>> it's only been a week since senator scott brown lost to elizabeth warren. but many are wondering what his next move might be if, for instance, his democratic colleague senator john kerry gets no
carmona and jeff flake. carmona did concede on election night when he was losing by six percentage points. as votes continued to be tallied, the carmona campaign is keeping a close eye on the count. he's been gaining in the tally and appears to have at least a distant shot at the seat after all. the most recent results show flake in the lead by 7 the,547 votes or about four percentage points overall. 2 million ballots were cast in the race. as of monday afternoon 170,000 early votes and another...
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richard carmona, and congressmen jeff flake. we will take questions from a panel of local journalists. each candidate will have 90 seconds to respond to each question, 30 seconds of rebuttal time. candidates will also have 90 seconds for rate -- for closing statements. should a panelist wish to extend a follow up, they can do so if they choose to. on our panel today is anna chalk, joyce loback, and michelle foust. joining us are over 300 residents from southwestern arizona. they have agreed to respect the candidates and listened silently during the debate with the exception of right now. ladies and gentlemen, please help me welcome congressman jeff like and richard carmona -- jeff flake and richard carmona, candidates for the u.s. senate. [applause] gentlemen, thank you both for coming to yuma this debate. let's destroy it with opening statements. going first is dr. carmen up. it is a pleasure to be with you today. thank you for the opportunity to be with you and welcoming us. i am not a politician, nor do i aspire to become a c
richard carmona, and congressmen jeff flake. we will take questions from a panel of local journalists. each candidate will have 90 seconds to respond to each question, 30 seconds of rebuttal time. candidates will also have 90 seconds for rate -- for closing statements. should a panelist wish to extend a follow up, they can do so if they choose to. on our panel today is anna chalk, joyce loback, and michelle foust. joining us are over 300 residents from southwestern arizona. they have agreed to...
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carmona who was president bush's surgeon general. that was a really interesting race. carmona -- 50% for jeff flake and 45% for car moa carmona. in his victory speech flake said he will make tough decisions that he was elected to make. >> i can tell you decisions i make won't be popular, not every vote i cast will be popular. i can guarantee you, every vote i cast and decision i make will be made knowing what is at stake and nothing that this state has to have a brighter future. martha: that is jeff flake after his victory last night. the two were locked in a dead heat for most of the campaign seasons making it one of the tightest races the state has seen in 30 years. all right. let's go over to you, bill. bill: you know, martha, we were talking about ohio, from it seems like the beginning of time. that state played out last night in many ways i we expected. it would be the most prized state on the entire map with 18 electorial votes and it's hard to see either man win the white house without winning ohio. it was close, 50-48. some v
carmona who was president bush's surgeon general. that was a really interesting race. carmona -- 50% for jeff flake and 45% for car moa carmona. in his victory speech flake said he will make tough decisions that he was elected to make. >> i can tell you decisions i make won't be popular, not every vote i cast will be popular. i can guarantee you, every vote i cast and decision i make will be made knowing what is at stake and nothing that this state has to have a brighter future. martha:...
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in the arizona senate, richard carmona. and heidi highcamp. both states toward republicans said they may not make it over that 50% mark. the difference between winning and losing is the difference for a reasonable night for democrats and a really good night where they could end up picking up seats at the end of the night. >> there is one hour and 40 minutes left to vote in virginia. this is fire station no. 10 in arlington. polls close at 7:00 p.m. eastern. the line here at first station when an10. -- fire station 10. our live coverage and we will have more election results beginning tonight. you can castro on line on our yourook page -- castor vote. 52,557 people voted for barack obama. 30,419 for mitt romney. that is facebook.com/cspan. >> i watch the morning journal and i like the give-and-take there. i like the balanced approach. i also like the colors. -- callers. some are unusual. c-span is everywhere. a small hearing, public policy meeting downtown, c-span seems to be there. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, broug
in the arizona senate, richard carmona. and heidi highcamp. both states toward republicans said they may not make it over that 50% mark. the difference between winning and losing is the difference for a reasonable night for democrats and a really good night where they could end up picking up seats at the end of the night. >> there is one hour and 40 minutes left to vote in virginia. this is fire station no. 10 in arlington. polls close at 7:00 p.m. eastern. the line here at first station...
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he defeated richard carmona, a surgeon general. the senator elect thanking kyle for his many years of public service. >> and to senator kyle who has the biggest shoes to fill than anybody i can think of, i appreciate so much what he has done. when he announced his retire meant about 20 months ago that he wouldn't seek a fourth term , i had the same feeling that everyone in arizona had, just immense gratitude for what he has done for this state and this country. thank you, senator kyle. >> and we have gratitude for you being here. so much more to come. we will be right back. >>> it was the most important economic issue amoung voters. 38% say unemployment and 8% the housing market. who do voters think is to blame for the slugish economy? exits polls show 38% say president obama. 53% laying the blame squarely on the shoulders of former president george w. bush. joining us now green, the former president of the women's media center and fox news contributor. and the columnist of the national magazine and co author of "who is killing." i
he defeated richard carmona, a surgeon general. the senator elect thanking kyle for his many years of public service. >> and to senator kyle who has the biggest shoes to fill than anybody i can think of, i appreciate so much what he has done. when he announced his retire meant about 20 months ago that he wouldn't seek a fourth term , i had the same feeling that everyone in arizona had, just immense gratitude for what he has done for this state and this country. thank you, senator kyle....
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carmona's concession speech after losing the race. this is about 10 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. boy. before i even start, i have got some prepared remarks but i just wanted to say something. the last year or so, i have been surrounded and taken under the wing of some of the most passionate, professional, hard- working young people who just felt they wanted to do something to change. i didn't realize big gift i was given back then. even before i give you some formal remarks, i want to do a big shout out for my team who are the most extraordinary people in the world. [cheers and applause] now, many of you know me and you know i do not like to read speeches. these remarks are important enough that i did not want to miss anything so we wrote them down. in my wildest dreams growing up, i never saw myself here. nobody else would have either been that i was a high school dropout. my family was poor. '60s,g up in the '50s and being latino was not easy. even back then, there should not have been much reason to believe in me bu
carmona's concession speech after losing the race. this is about 10 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. boy. before i even start, i have got some prepared remarks but i just wanted to say something. the last year or so, i have been surrounded and taken under the wing of some of the most passionate, professional, hard- working young people who just felt they wanted to do something to change. i didn't realize big gift i was given back then. even before i give you some formal...
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carmona. the two men are vying for the position left by the retirement of john kyl. this is about one hour. >> hello, i'm from colorado river public media. welcome to the u.s. senate carries on rural issues debate from the campus of hours on the western college in yuma, arizona. we will hear from the democratic and republican candidates for united states senate. we will begin with 90-second opening statements in canada it will take questions from a panel of local journalists on issues related to life outside the state's metropolitan areas. each candidate will have 90 seconds to respond to each question and 30 seconds of rebuttal time. the dates will have 90 seconds for a closing statement. we have an additional four minutes should the moderator or panelists ask a follow-up. on our panel today is kcey anna chalk, joyce loback, michelle faust. we have over 300 residents from the southwestern arizona area and they have agreed to respect the candidates and listened silently during the debate. lett
carmona. the two men are vying for the position left by the retirement of john kyl. this is about one hour. >> hello, i'm from colorado river public media. welcome to the u.s. senate carries on rural issues debate from the campus of hours on the western college in yuma, arizona. we will hear from the democratic and republican candidates for united states senate. we will begin with 90-second opening statements in canada it will take questions from a panel of local journalists on issues...
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richard carmona. this race is rated as a tossup. this debate comes courtesy of awc tv services in yuma, arizona. this last about an hour. >> i am with public media. on behalf of the human son, welcome to the u.s. senate debate. today, we will hear from democratic and republican candidates for the united states senate, dr. carmona and congressman flake. we will take questions, and candidates will respond to local journalists. each candidate will have 90 seconds to respond to each question, and 30 seconds of rebuttals. built into the schedule is an additional four minutes, should be moderate our panelists wish to us as a follow-up. on our panel today is news director and evening anchor, a reporter, and a morning edition house and reporter. joining us today are over 300 residents, close to, from southwestern arizona. they have agreed to respect the candidates and listened silently during the debate, with the exception of right now. please welcome to human congressman -- to yuma the candidates for the united states senate. [applause] ge
richard carmona. this race is rated as a tossup. this debate comes courtesy of awc tv services in yuma, arizona. this last about an hour. >> i am with public media. on behalf of the human son, welcome to the u.s. senate debate. today, we will hear from democratic and republican candidates for the united states senate, dr. carmona and congressman flake. we will take questions, and candidates will respond to local journalists. each candidate will have 90 seconds to respond to each question,...
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even in arizona where richard carmona came up short against congressman jeff flake. they had a recruiting class of one to get they didn't come on in that race democrats were not going to touch the state. and yet republicans had end up spending four or 5 million bucks to save jeff flake. >> north dakota is the one state, had to go to because i find north dakota fascinating because kent conrad and now heidi heitkamp, there's no reason, there's a reason why they should be elected democrats. if you've ever talked to grover norquist, this is what he said. north dakota will come back to where it's supposed to be. i've got to go out there and find out what's in the water speak you do a pretty good grover impression. >> scott, talk about some of the candidates you been most impressed by. there were some democrats who survived last night he really shouldn't. >> we talked about basically the sequel to the republican wave going on in the house. one candidate who survived that is john barrow in georgia who was also the beneficiary of a fairly inept republican challenger, but pro
even in arizona where richard carmona came up short against congressman jeff flake. they had a recruiting class of one to get they didn't come on in that race democrats were not going to touch the state. and yet republicans had end up spending four or 5 million bucks to save jeff flake. >> north dakota is the one state, had to go to because i find north dakota fascinating because kent conrad and now heidi heitkamp, there's no reason, there's a reason why they should be elected democrats....